#c5c5b3

Color #c5c5b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c5b3

RGB

rgb(197, 197, 179)

HSL

hsl(60, 13.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 9.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 9.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(79.07, -3.16, 9.03)

LCH

lch(79.07, 9.57, 109.29)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0247, 106.97)

HWB

hwb(60, 70.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b3c5

Analogous

#c5bcb3

#c5c5b3

#bcc5b3

Triadic

#c5c5b3

#b3c5c5

#c5b3c5

Split-complementary

#c5c5b3

#b3bcc5

#bcb3c5

Tetradic

#c5c5b3

#b3c5b3

#b3b3c5

#c5b3c5

Square

#c5c5b3

#b3c5bc

#b3b3c5

#c5b3bc

Shades

Color #c5c5b3 mixed toward black.

#aaaa8f

#8e8e6d

#6b6b51

#474736

#24241b

Tints

Color #c5c5b3 mixed toward white.

#cfcfc0

#d8d8cc

#e2e2d9

#ecece6

#f5f5f2

Tones

Color #c5c5b3 mixed toward gray.

#c3c3b4

#c2c2b6

#c0c0b7

#bfbfb9

#bdbdba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5b8 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#c5c5b9 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#c5bbbc · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c5b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c5b3]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c5c5b3 (#c5c5b3) is rgb(197, 197, 179) in RGB.

No, #c5c5b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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